Females who have been strip searched
Based on the expiriance and the response i got on my first stripsearch poll, I have now created a new and improved version which is going to replace the first one. Here I want to relate my gratitude to all who shared their uncomfortable expiriances and with it helped to create this new poll. All of the questions are optional, and you can select as many of the choices as you need unless otherwise indicated. Try to find the closest option if none fits what happened to you exactly or simply describe it at the end of the poll. This poll is for ( FEMALES ONLY ! )
- How many times you have been strip searched so far ?
| 39% (93) | Only once | |
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| 10% (26) | Twice so far | |
| 9% (23) | Three times | |
| 10% (25) | Between three and five times | |
| 5% (13) | Over six times | |
| 6% (16) | Probably about ten times or more | |
| 17% (41) | I cant tell for sure, but seems like many times |
237 voters have answered this question.
- If you have been strip searched ONLY ONCE, when was it and how old were you at the time ?
| 11% (15) | My strip search happened in the past seven days | |
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| 4% (6) | In the past 30 days | |
| 10% (14) | In the last two months | |
| 10% (14) | Between two and six months ago | |
| 9% (12) | Between six months and one year ago | |
| 9% (12) | Over one year ago | |
| 15% (20) | Over two years ago | |
| 15% (20) | Over five years ago | |
| 3% (4) | long time ago ( like 20 years ) | |
| 21% (27) | I was less then 15 years old at the time | |
| 25% (32) | Between 15 and 17 | |
| 17% (23) | between 18 and 21 | |
| 6% (8) | Between 22 and 25 | |
| 6% (8) | Between 26 and 30 | |
| 3% (4) | Between 31 and 35 | |
| 2% (3) | Over 35 | |
| 0% (0) | In my late forties | |
| 0% (1) | Over 50 years old |
128 voters have answered this question.
- If you were strip searched TWICE or MORE times, can you tell us when was the first and when was the last time ?
| 4% (7) | My first stripsearch was in the past 30 days | |
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| 1% (2) | My first stripsearch was in the past two months | |
| 3% (5) | between two and six months ago | |
| 3% (6) | Over six months ago | |
| 27% (41) | Over 1 year ago | |
| 25% (38) | Over five years ago | |
| 3% (6) | Long time ago ( 20 years or more ) | |
| 15% (23) | My LAST stripsearch was in the past seven days | |
| 14% (22) | My LAST stripsearch was in the past 30 days | |
| 5% (9) | In the past two months | |
| 7% (11) | Between two and six months ago | |
| 3% (6) | Over six months ago | |
| 3% (5) | Over 1 year ago | |
| 8% (13) | Over 5 years ago | |
| 1% (2) | Long time ago ( 20 years or longer ) | |
| 37% (56) | i was less then 15 when I was stripsearched the FIRST time | |
| 22% (34) | Between 15 and 18 | |
| 11% (17) | Between 19 and 24 | |
| 5% (9) | between 25 and 30 | |
| 0% (1) | Between 31 and 35 | |
| 2% (4) | Over 35 | |
| 0% (0) | late forties or older | |
| 13% (20) | I was less then 15 at my LAST stripsearch | |
| 15% (23) | I was between 15 and 18 at my last stripsearch | |
| 9% (14) | Between 19 and 24 | |
| 10% (16) | Between 25 and 30 | |
| 1% (2) | Between 31 and 35 | |
| 2% (4) | Over 35 | |
| 1% (2) | My late forties or older |
151 voters have answered this question.
Where are you from ?_____
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146 voters have answered this question.
- For those who have been strip searched ONLY ONCE. Under what surcamstancies did it take place ?
| 20% (24) | I was stripsearched after i was arrested | |
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| 20% (24) | I was detained by security guards then stripsearched ( the police was never involved so i was not arrested ) | |
| 4% (5) | I was detained by security guards ( though the police was involved at some point, it never really came to an arrest ) | |
| 27% (32) | I happened to be singled out for what they described as a routine security check ( with a stripsearch ), while passing thru an airport or border crossing ( or simular ) | |
| 1% (2) | i underwent a stripsearch after i was convicted and had to serve time in prison ( or simular ) | |
| 25% (29) | I was stripsearched at school ( or other educational insitution ) | |
| 6% (7) | The only stripsearch i endured was at home | |
| 9% (11) | I was stripsearched but none of the above options apply to my case, Please describe your situation |
116 voters have answered this question.
- For those who have been stripsearched TWICE or MORE times:
| 17% (23) | I was arrested / detained just once, but they stripsearched me twice or more times during my time in castody | |
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| 17% (23) | I was arrested several times and was stripsearched on most of this occasions | |
| 25% (34) | I have never actually been arrested but I was detained by security guards twice or more times, and was searched on all or most of this ocasions | |
| 35% (47) | I have seen it all, stripsearch in police stations, detention by security guards, stripped at school in the principles office, the list goes on | |
| 35% (47) | I have been singled out for routine search at an airport or border crossing, twice or more times and searched on most of those occasions | |
| 40% (54) | i have been strip searched twice or more times in other situations |
134 voters have answered this question.
- What was the specific ( direct ) reason, for you to undergo a stripsearch ? If you have been searched more then once, please select as many options as you need
| 23% (52) | i was accused of shoplifting | |
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| 6% (14) | I was accused of theft or burglary | |
| 20% (46) | I was accused to have stolen something from another student or from the school | |
| 28% (63) | I was suspected of having drugs on my person, or to be somehow involved with drugs | |
| 7% (16) | I was suspected to have weapons or other dangerous items hidden on my person | |
| 10% (24) | I was suspected to be a prostitute, and it was automatically assumed I have drugs on me ( or simular ) | |
| 18% (41) | I had to be stripsearched on the airport after they identified something unussual in my belongings or on my person | |
| 31% (70) | i was stripsearched at the airport, but nobody really explained why, I guess it was a random check | |
| 22% (51) | I was in a police station ( arrested for whatever other offence not already listed ) the stripsearch was a standard procedure | |
| 11% (26) | Other reason not related to any of the options ( please explain bellow ) | |
| 12% (28) | I am not sure about the reason, it was never explained to me, and i didnt dare ask to much in fear of making my situation worse | |
| 8% (20) | I am not sure about the reason, it was never really explained to me despite my insistance |
223 voters have answered this question.
- Where did the stripsearch(s) take place, in your own country or abroad ?
| 76% (171) | In my own country | |
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| 19% (43) | In a foreign country ( I was there as a tourist ) | |
| 12% (27) | In a foreign country ( I was there as an exchange student or for other educational perposes ) | |
| 5% (13) | In a foreign country ( I was there for work ) | |
| 4% (10) | In a foreign country ( i was there on a buisniss trip ) | |
| 4% (10) | in a foreign country ( I was just passing thru ) | |
| 2% (6) | In a foreign country ( my stay there was for other reasons ) | |
| 5% (13) | i arrived and stayed abroad completely legaly | |
| 0% (1) | I was there semi legaly ( or simular ) | |
| 9% (21) | Please write in the name of the foreign country(s) where you have been strip searched |
223 voters have answered this question.
- If you were strip searched abroad, did it make you nervous more then if you were back home, and do you think it was any worse then what you were going to expiriance back in your country ?
| 9% (9) | No, not much worried, i was confident the authorities in this country must follow strict procedures, and that is how more or less happened | |
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| 7% (7) | I was confident, they have to follow strict regulations, though that is what generally happened, they appeared more unpleasnt ( or harsher ) then what I expected ( next time I wont be so confident ) | |
| 20% (20) | I was a little worried beacouse I knew little about their regulations, and what they can do with me, but nothing overly unpleasnt took place | |
| 12% (12) | Yes I was seriosly worried, the country where I was detained has the reputation of harshness, however they were more or less professional | |
| 20% (20) | Yes I was very nervous and worried, rightfully so since the stripsearch was as bad as I expected | |
| 33% (33) | Yes I was worried to be detained and about to be stripsearched in a foreign country, but what happened was much worse then what I expected | |
| 15% (15) | In my expiriance, the searches i have undergone abroad were generally worse | |
| 3% (3) | In my openion, the searches I have undergone in my own country were worse then what I have expirianced abroad | |
| 22% (22) | I have undergone strip searches both at home and abroad, and in my expiriance they are all equally unpleasent |
99 voters have answered this question.
- Where did the search take place ? ( the specific location )
| 7% (16) | At home | |
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| 2% (5) | The home of a close relative | |
| 17% (38) | In an unused classroom at school | |
| 21% (48) | In the principles office at school | |
| 21% (48) | Security office in a store | |
| 8% (18) | Security office in a night club | |
| 29% (66) | Security office on an airport / border crossing | |
| 21% (48) | Other place on an airport / border crossing | |
| 3% (8) | Security office or another place where i worked | |
| 13% (30) | Dedicated room in a police station | |
| 13% (29) | Interrogation room in a police station | |
| 17% (39) | Jail cell ( in a police station, not in prison ) | |
| 9% (21) | Other place in a police station | |
| 7% (17) | Office of a prison Doctor | |
| 6% (14) | Other place in prison | |
| 8% (18) | Mental or rehabilitation institution | |
| 8% (18) | Other place, not related to any of the options | |
| 5% (13) | In my openion the room had adequate privacy | |
| 5% (12) | It had enough privacy but it could have been better | |
| 20% (46) | Poor privacy | |
| 25% (57) | Almost non existant |
223 voters have answered this question.
- What were your reactions when you were told you are going to be stripsearched, and while you waited for it to start ?
| 12% (28) | Slightly surprised and embarresed, but generally it wasnt a big deal for me | |
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| 8% (18) | Annoyed, but i wasnt going to make much fuss out of it | |
| 13% (30) | Very annoyed or angry | |
| 14% (31) | Annoyed or angry, not so much for having to take my clothes off, but beacouse I have to do it while accused of something I havent done ( or simular ) | |
| 9% (20) | My first reaction was to show them that i know my rights, and i tried to argue my way out of it in a calm cevilized way | |
| 5% (12) | Under the surcamstancies i told them i am going to cooperate, but also I made them fully aware that i know my rights and i know what they are doing is not entirely justified or lawful | |
| 53% (117) | I became very embarresed, nervous and confused | |
| 25% (55) | I began to cry or plead | |
| 20% (45) | I started sweating even though it wasnt hot | |
| 18% (41) | I began to tramble | |
| 5% (12) | Becoming hysterical is a good description | |
| 17% (38) | I wished I could die right there and then | |
| 8% (19) | I was to stunned to have any real reaction, I just cooperated automatically, the emotions came later | |
| 3% (8) | My mind was so preocupied with the fact I am now an accused offender, that I had little time to be scared or embarresed by the need to take my clothes off | |
| 20% (44) | i became fearful | |
| 11% (26) | I had to supress my instinct to ran away, knowing there is nowhere to run ( or simular ) | |
| 20% (44) | i thought this must be a nightmare | |
| 11% (26) | I thought I was going to faint | |
| 3% (7) | I was never in such a situation before, and yet i was surprised to how calm and unembarresed I am | |
| 4% (9) | I was surprised how much I am bothered with what is about to happen. I have been topless or nude in public few times and never had problem with it | |
| 25% (57) | i became aroused | |
| 1% (4) | I wasnt as much worried about myself, as I was for someone else who was also there to be stripsearched |
220 voters have answered this question.
- Did you try to ressist the stripsearch in one form or another ?
| 14% (31) | No, not really, i have little problem of being naked in front of others, and besides there was no way to avoid it | |
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| 40% (87) | i was very humiliated but i saw no point in ressisting, so I didnt | |
| 16% (35) | I knew I was innocent, so I feared if I argue or create problems they are going to charge me with something, and then everything is going to be worse. So I swallowed my humiliation and cooperated | |
| 4% (10) | No I didnt ressist, infact i was almost glad they suggested it since the search was the only way to avoid prosecution for something i didnt do | |
| 2% (6) | It was me who suggested the strip search, since that was the only way to convince them i have nothing hidden | |
| 14% (32) | Ressisting ? no way ! I was so terrified and desmayed by what is happening to me, such a thing never even occured to me | |
| 12% (27) | I was slow, confused and clumsy as a result of my great embaressmant, I wasnt actively trying to ressist or to make things worse then they were | |
| 8% (18) | I think I cooperated reasonably well, but for some reason they kept saying i am not cooperating, or they acted as if I am not | |
| 4% (9) | Not much, I showed my annoyance, but i cooperated, I just wanted to get it over with | |
| 10% (22) | I kind of whined or complained, but eventually I was naked | |
| 1% (4) | Normally I was going to argue with them, but i was abroad, and didnt want to test my luck or their limits. So aside of some grumbling I mostly cooperated | |
| 11% (26) | No I didnt, i was aroused or somehow excited by what is happening to me | |
| 0% (2) | i shouted and argued, but eventually cooperated, when I saw no other way | |
| 6% (14) | I argued until they became agressive ( in whatever way ), after then i cooperated | |
| 4% (10) | i argued very heatedly or ressisted physicly, they had to restrain me for a while to cool down before the search proceeded | |
| 7% (16) | They practicly had to overpower me physicly and rip my clothes off | |
| 2% (5) | They were lucky I was restrained, otherwise there were going to get their noses bloodied | |
| 11% (26) | i was stripsearched twice or more times during one single time in castody. The first time I was reasonably cooperative, but when they wanted me to go thru the same humiliation again, I started to argue and ressist |
217 voters have answered this question.
- If you ressisted the stripsearch, was any of the following your primary reason ? ( please select only the top 3, in case most of the listed option apply to your case )
| 10% (9) | I know my rights, and I knew for a fact a strip / cavity search is not necessery in the given situation | |
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| 23% (20) | I was wrongly accused and knew it for a fact, i wasnt going to allow such humiliation for no reason at all | |
| 8% (7) | i indeed commited an offence, but it was not of the kind where a stripsearch is justified ( example, a trafic violation ) | |
| 15% (13) | I could not allow to be touched and searched by a male | |
| 15% (13) | Though i was going to be searched by a female, there were still to many men in the room , I couldnt tolerate that | |
| 8% (7) | I didnt want to be touched by another female, if I was going to go thru this it was better to be searched by a male | |
| 5% (5) | I ressisted mostly beacouse there were other suspects in the room ( all females ) | |
| 5% (5) | I ressisted beacouse they were going to stripsearch males and females in the same time | |
| 43% (37) | I ressisted when I realized they want me fully naked, previosly i assumed i am going to strip down to my underwear | |
| 12% (11) | I could tolerate simply taking my clothes off, but when they suggested cavity search.... now that was a BIG problem for me, so i argued | |
| 11% (10) | I ressisted beacouse I was already angry or irritated by things that happened before ( during the arrest or processing ) | |
| 30% (26) | The room where I was going to be stripsearched had poor or no privacy, I couldnt tolerate this | |
| 4% (4) | I wasnt the one to ressist, my mother ( or other close female relative ) was doing so for both of us | |
| 9% (8) | I didnt ressist my stripsearch so much as their intention to strip / cavity search my underage doughter | |
| 9% (8) | i just felth like ressisting and making it difficult for them | |
| 9% (8) | My reason to argue was that nobody explained properly, why I am detained and why I have to take my clothes off in front of strangers ( or simular ) | |
| 6% (6) | I am not sure, my instinct told me something is wrong here, and i shouldnt submit to any procedures so easily |
86 voters have answered this question.
- How were you dressed at the time when you were going to be strip searched ? ( select any of the items you had on )
| 36% (80) | T shirt | |
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| 9% (20) | Long sleeves shirt | |
| 3% (8) | Other type of shirt | |
| 14% (33) | Tank top | |
| 33% (73) | Blouse | |
| 19% (43) | Jacket | |
| 6% (15) | Buisniss / office attire | |
| 18% (41) | School uniform | |
| 24% (54) | Mini skirt | |
| 23% (51) | knee lenght skirt | |
| 7% (16) | Longer dress | |
| 4% (11) | Other kind of dress or skirt | |
| 10% (23) | Pants | |
| 28% (63) | Jeans | |
| 11% (26) | Shorts | |
| 2% (6) | Fetish or more unussual clothes | |
| 9% (20) | Prison uniform | |
| 42% (95) | Standard bra and panties | |
| 12% (27) | Just panties no bra | |
| 10% (23) | More laxurios lingerie | |
| 9% (21) | Bikini |
221 voters have answered this question.
- How far did you have to strip ?
| 1% (3) | I had to take my shirt, shoes and socks off ( my bra and pants / skirt remained on ) | |
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| 2% (5) | Topless ( pants / skirt still on ) | |
| 1% (3) | Down to a t shirt / tank top and panties ( I wore no bra which is why they allowed me to keep the shirt ) | |
| 0% (2) | Down to my tank top and panties ( previosly I had something else over the tank top ) | |
| 2% (5) | Down to my underwear | |
| 5% (13) | Just my panties were left on | |
| 88% (196) | Fully naked | |
| 2% (5) | Other ( please describe ) | |
| 32% (72) | I took each item of clothing off, after I was instructed to do so | |
| 18% (42) | I was simply told to get undressed, no specific order | |
| 6% (14) | I hasetated at times, not so much out of embaressmant as of not knowing how fat I have to strip | |
| 18% (41) | I hesetated now and then beacouse of my embaresmant, and they had to urge me to go on | |
| 3% (7) | i assumed I had to strip fully naked and proceeded to remove my underwear when the person in charge told me " Thats enough " ( or simular ) | |
| 40% (91) | I gave each item of clothing to the person in charge so he / she can check them out | |
| 6% (15) | I wasnt required to give my clothes to anyone, i simply dropped them in a pile beside me | |
| 13% (30) | I had to fold them on a table beside me |
222 voters have answered this question.
- Select any of the following options applying to your case :
| 28% (48) | I was handcuffed right to the moment ( or few minutes before ) I had to start taking my clothes off | |
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| 10% (18) | I was brought in the room handcuffed, they released my hands but i had to wait for at least 15 to 20 minutes before an authorized person arrived to do the stripsearch ( or simular ) | |
| 13% (22) | I was brought in the room handcuffed, and had to remain as such, until they were finished with others who were also there to be searched | |
| 7% (13) | They released the handcuffs i was brought in with, but I was immidiately put in some other type of restrainmant in which I remained while waiting ( or simular ) | |
| 43% (72) | I was handcuffed ( otherwise restrained ) BEFORE being allowed to put any of my clothes back on ( fully naked ) | |
| 2% (5) | I was handcuffed after i was allowed to put just my panties on | |
| 2% (5) | I was handcuffed after I was only allowed to put my underwear on | |
| 5% (9) | I was still topless when I was handcuffed | |
| 21% (36) | I was placed in leg irons while I was still fully naked | |
| 2% (5) | I was placed in leg irons while I was in my underwear | |
| 2% (4) | I was still not fully / properly dressed in some other way, before I was handcuffed | |
| 21% (36) | I was handcuffed ( or otherwise restrained ) to an object, at some point during the stripsearch ( object such as, chair, door or window frame, pipe, ring in the wall bars etc. ) | |
| 8% (14) | I was immidiately handcuffed after I put my clothes back on | |
| 19% (32) | The reason why I was handcuffed before I could fully dress was never explained to me, I was to afraid to ask | |
| 11% (20) | The reason was not explained to me despite my insistance | |
| 2% (5) | The reason was explained but I do not agree with it or I dont think it justified their actions | |
| 5% (9) | It didnt make it any better but I accepted their explonation seeng that further argument is futile | |
| 23% (40) | I have been stripsearched more then once, and almost every time i was restrained before i could dress, for one reason or another | |
| 4% (8) | I was searched several times so far, but such a thing only happened to me once or twice | |
| 41% (70) | I strongly suspect they wanted to intimidate and humiliate me ( it defenatelly worked ) | |
| 5% (10) | I strongly suspect they wanted to intimidate and humiliate me ( they failed ) | |
| 26% (45) | I got the impression, the whole handcuffs and restrainmant stuff was mostly for their own amusemant | |
| 7% (12) | Please select this if they only used plastic zip ties instead of standard handcuffs, during the stripsearch | |
| 4% (7) | They used leather belts ( no handcuffs of any sort | |
| 4% (8) | They used some other type of restrain, you can explain if you wish | |
| 39% (66) | I was handcuffed behind back ( regardless what type of restrained ) | |
| 5% (9) | I was handcuffed in front |
167 voters have answered this question.
- If you were restrained to an object :
| 14% (17) | Sitting on a chair, my hands cuffed behind the backrest of the chair | |
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| 11% (13) | I was sitting on a chair, my hands handcuffed behind my back | |
| 4% (5) | On a chair, my arms secured to the armrests | |
| 4% (5) | On a chair, I was tied to it by leather belts | |
| 5% (7) | Inverted sitting on a chair, my chest against the backrest, hands cuffed behidn back | |
| 1% (2) | Inverted sitting on a chair, hands cuffed in front | |
| 5% (7) | Sitting, my hands cuffed to something beside me ( table leg, radiator pipe etc. ) | |
| 0% (1) | My hands were free, I was secured to the object by the leg irons | |
| 2% (3) | Sitting, only one of my hands was secured to something | |
| 23% (28) | Standing, arms above head, hands secured to something which is overhead | |
| 17% (20) | Standing, hands behind back secured to something behind me | |
| 6% (8) | Standing, facing the wall, hands secured to something on the wall | |
| 26% (31) | Standing, my arms spread wide, each wrist secured to a different point | |
| 4% (5) | Standing, only one of my hands was secured to something | |
| 26% (31) | Tied down or cuffed to a table / bed | |
| 40% (47) | Tied or cuffed to a gyno table | |
| 5% (6) | I was restrained to some other object or in a way not related to any of the options | |
| 20% (24) | I had leg irons on while restrained to an object ( regardless which one ) | |
| 69% (81) | I was fully naked when I was restrained like this | |
| 3% (4) | I was in my underwear | |
| 3% (4) | I was topless | |
| 1% (2) | i spent few minutes or less restrained like this | |
| 6% (8) | About 10 minutes | |
| 14% (17) | Up to half an hour | |
| 30% (36) | About an hour | |
| 26% (31) | Several hours or longer | |
| 43% (51) | I was absolutely shocked and surprised to find myself restrained like this | |
| 11% (14) | Embarresed, but i expected something like this | |
| 3% (4) | It didnt bother me that much | |
| 17% (20) | Actually I was more embarresed by how I am restrained then by my nudity | |
| 30% (36) | I became aroused to be restrained in this way ( I am ashamed of it ) | |
| 14% (17) | I became aroused ( it doesnt bother me ) |
117 voters have answered this question.
- In case there were other individuals there undergoing a stripsearch in the same time as yourself: ( select all that applies )
| 9% (8) | For an unknown reason, some were restrained while still naked or near naked but others were not ( i was among those who were not ) | |
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| 24% (21) | For an unknown reason some were restrained while still naked or near naked, others were not ( i was among those restrained ) | |
| 7% (6) | There were others who were restrained , but we were all dressed | |
| 7% (6) | They only restrained those who had something hidden on their person ( I was among them ) | |
| 5% (5) | They only restrained those who had something hidden on their person ( I was not among them ) | |
| 7% (6) | They avoided putting in restraints anyone who was under 18 | |
| 16% (14) | There were others who were restrained to an object, but not all in the same way | |
| 5% (5) | Those who were done being searched, were taken outside and put in restraints there | |
| 17% (15) | There were indeed others who were restrained the same way as I was, but at the time I was to confused or worried about other issues, to care much about how and why they organized things as they did | |
| 8% (7) | My mother was one of those restrained to an object in my presence | |
| 5% (5) | My mother told me later ( or you learned some other way ) that she was restrained to an object | |
| 34% (29) | My sister(s) were restrained to an object | |
| 37% (32) | My close female friends were also restrained the same way as i was | |
| 12% (11) | I think I was among those who took the humiliation of the restrainmant with some dignity | |
| 23% (20) | I was among those who couldnt supress their humiliation and shame , we cried hard ( or simular ) |
85 voters have answered this question.
- The Author of the poll is particulary interested in hearing more about how and why you were restrained, any more details you can share will be greatly appriciated. Thank You
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49 voters have answered this question.
- If you were NOT restrained in any way, did you have to remain in some of the following position during or right after the strip / cavity search ? ( select as many as apply, if the specific position is not listed select the closest )
| 16% (22) | No, I was not required to remain in any specific position, I was completely unrestrained, and simply stood or sit there | |
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| 4% (6) | No special position, but I was required to face the wall | |
| 5% (7) | I had to stand in somewhat rigid " at attention " manner, other then that no special position | |
| 9% (12) | Standing, legs slightly spread, arms hanging by my side | |
| 21% (28) | Standing, legs spread, arms held high above my head | |
| 32% (43) | Standing, legs spread, hands clasped behind my neck or head | |
| 6% (8) | Standing, legs slightly spread, I had to hold my arms crossed behind back | |
| 14% (19) | Standing, legs spread, arms spread, supporting myself at the wall in front of me | |
| 2% (3) | Sitting, hands clasped behind my neck or head | |
| 0% (0) | Sitting, hands crossed behind my back | |
| 22% (30) | Standing, legs spread, leaning over a chair or table | |
| 8% (11) | Kneeling, hands held behind my neck or head | |
| 9% (13) | I had to remain in some other position not closely related to any of the listed | |
| 8% (11) | I had to face the wall, while holding the position | |
| 29% (39) | i had to switch, between two or more of this positions during the stripsearch | |
| 6% (9) | Others ( if there were others ) also had to hold one of this positions | |
| 19% (26) | The position I had to hold was stressful to me | |
| 18% (25) | The person in charge yelled at me if I changed position | |
| 14% (19) | The person in charge thretened to restrain me if I move | |
| 14% (19) | I was restrained at some point(s), but when i wasnt, I was ordered to assume one of the above positions | |
| 12% (16) | I was also in one or more of this positions, at some other point while I was in castody ( situations not necesserly related to the strip / cavity search ) |
132 voters have answered this question.
- If there were others there also to be stripsearched, what was the order in which it was done ?
| 17% (18) | We were brought in the room one by one and stripped in there, the others waited outside until they were finished with the one inside | |
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| 14% (15) | They were bringing us in the room in pairs of two or three, those had to strip all at once, the rest waited outside | |
| 34% (36) | Everyone was in the room at the same time, but we were searched one by one while the others watched | |
| 3% (4) | The others were not allowed to watch and told to turn around | |
| 0% (0) | Everyone was in the room, but the one undergoing the search stood behind a screen | |
| 41% (44) | All of us stripped in the same time, in full view of eachother | |
| 7% (8) | First they brought the females in and searced us, then they brought in the males | |
| 36% (38) | They cared nothing about our privacy or dignity, so males and females were stripsearched together | |
| 7% (8) | The order in which we were stripsearched was organized in some other way not related to any of the options | |
| 19% (20) | I didnt know any of the other persons there | |
| 33% (35) | I knew some of them | |
| 17% (18) | All or most others were my friends or family | |
| 40% (42) | My impression was, the majority of the females were teenagers | |
| 14% (15) | I think most of them were in their twenties | |
| 3% (4) | In their thrties | |
| 0% (0) | The majority seemed to be more mature women, late forties or fifites | |
| 8% (9) | Agewise we were very mixed, anything from teenagers to Ladies in their late fifties |
105 voters have answered this question.
- For those who had to take their clothes off while the others looked, select all that applies :
| 62% (78) | I was very humiliated when everyone looked while i was taking my clothes off | |
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| 4% (6) | Even though we only had to strip to our underwear, I was still very humiliated when the others were looking at me | |
| 14% (18) | I was embarresed, but also pleased when they could see how atractive my body is | |
| 5% (7) | I was to preocupied thinking of my offence and its consequencies, to care much if they looked or not or to be embarresed | |
| 8% (11) | I have little problem to be naked in front of others, so i wasnt bothered much | |
| 6% (8) | Not only I wasnt embarresed much, I infact teased everyone else or made a show out of my stripping ( or simular ) | |
| 6% (8) | Luckily for me the other(s) were my friends who have seen me naked before anyway, so not a big deal | |
| 8% (11) | I didnt care if they looked or not, I just wanted to get this over with and to be out of there | |
| 12% (16) | Some of those to be stripsearched were males, this is what bothered me, if there were only females looking it wasnt going to be a big problem | |
| 10% (13) | In normal situations i dont mind to be the center of the attention, but on this occasion I hated it ! | |
| 6% (8) | I cant say I was aroused, but I kind of liked the fact I am made the center of the attention | |
| 22% (28) | All those females looking at me while I was taking my clothes off made me aroused or excited ( or simular ) | |
| 25% (32) | I admit I looked closely when the other females were taking their clothes off | |
| 13% (17) | Despite having more important issues to think of, I found myself comparing their looks with my own ( or simular ) | |
| 6% (8) | There was nothing else to look at, so i looked at them | |
| 16% (21) | I am a lesbian / bi, the reason why I was looking at them is obvios |
125 voters have answered this question.
- If your mother was there also for a stripsearch, did this make it better or worse for you ?
| 26% (9) | Her presence didnt make the situation any worse or better, she couldnt do anything about it anyway | |
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| 14% (5) | I felt some reasurance by her presence there | |
| 32% (11) | Somehow, her presence made me even more embarresed then I was otherwise going to be | |
| 17% (6) | I think she was more ashamed then I was by the whole situation | |
| 8% (3) | I was irritated beacouse she was overprotective and tried to argue on my behalf all the time | |
| 23% (8) | My mother was to preocupied by her own shame, and did little to sopport me | |
| 5% (2) | She was very brave and dignified, which made me stronger also | |
| 20% (7) | Having to watch how she is undergoing a cavity search was worse then having to endure it myself | |
| 26% (9) | She was crying when it was my turn to undergo a cavity search |
34 voters have answered this question.
- Was there a cavity search of some kind ?
| 15% (32) | No, nothing of the sort | |
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| 0% (0) | No, i told them where the object is hidden and took it out myself, they decided there is no need for further examination ( or simular ) | |
| 1% (4) | There wasnt one beacouse they already found what they were looking for in my clothes | |
| 0% (1) | No, they wanted to do a cavity search, but decided not to after I thretened with legal action against them | |
| 7% (16) | They found something in my clothes or outside on the surface of my body which wasnt sopposed to be there. This only made them more determined to do a full cavity search | |
| 19% (40) | Yes, i had an oral search | |
| 74% (154) | Yes, complete oral vaginal, anal | |
| 35% (74) | I was in one or more of the positions described earlier while undergoing the cavity search | |
| 8% (18) | I have undergone a cavity search more then once, and I was never restrained | |
| 35% (73) | I have undergone a cavity search more then once and i was restrained in most or all of those times | |
| 27% (57) | I was given an enema |
208 voters have answered this question.
- Other details : Select any of the following options relevant for your case
| 7% (16) | Despite my relative cooperation I showed hostility and used rude language towards those in charge | |
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| 22% (45) | I think I was kept naked for longer as punishmant for my rudeness | |
| 13% (27) | They actually told me i am going to be kept naked for longer for my rudeness | |
| 8% (18) | They told me they are going to handcuff me as a form of punishmant if i dont shut up | |
| 1% (4) | One of the two above threats was enough for me to shut up | |
| 1% (3) | i was placed in a straight jacket while still naked ( I was drunk ) | |
| 0% (2) | i was allowed to dress before they put me in a straight jacket ( I was drunk ) | |
| 3% (8) | I was not drunk, but i was placed in a straight jacket beacouse i was ressistful or unruly | |
| 2% (5) | I am not sure why I was put in a straight jacket, in my openion there was no valid reason | |
| 21% (44) | I was hit, at least once while the strip / cavity search was going on | |
| 11% (24) | I was yalled at and thretened to be hit for no apperant reason ( I think I cooperated well enough ) | |
| 16% (34) | I used lot more polite language while adressing the person in charge, then I normally do in other situation | |
| 42% (86) | I was very submissive and obediant | |
| 10% (21) | Most of the others ( if there were others ) tended to be as obediant as i was | |
| 29% (59) | I shivered, the room was cold | |
| 27% (56) | I shivered in fear and shame | |
| 22% (45) | I shivered in shame and excitemant, I was aroused | |
| 13% (27) | I noticed some of the others were shivering as well | |
| 8% (17) | I was sweating, the room was very hot | |
| 17% (35) | I was sweating out of nervousness | |
| 7% (16) | I noticed some of the other females were also sweating a lot, even though it wasnt very hot | |
| 8% (18) | I was nervous, but I only started to sweat hard when the cavity search begin | |
| 13% (28) | i cried pritty much thru the entire strip / cavity search | |
| 14% (29) | I wimpered now and then, but wasnt crying openly or hard | |
| 11% (24) | I only started crying when it was time for the cavity search | |
| 12% (26) | I started crying when they restrained me in a shameful position while i was still not dressed | |
| 34% (71) | The person(s) in charge openly gave sexual comments about my body | |
| 4% (10) | The comments actually came from some of the others who were there to be stripsearched | |
| 2% (5) | I admit i was one of those who commented in a rude way while some of the others were getting naked | |
| 12% (26) | The comments i got about my body were actually positive ( like compliments ) | |
| 41% (84) | The person who was doing the examination lifted my breasts to look under them ( I was not allowed to do it myself ) | |
| 13% (27) | I was told to lift my breasts so they can look under them | |
| 22% (45) | I could not lift my breasts ( i was restrained | |
| 15% (32) | The cavity search was not very painful, but I cried out of pure humiliation | |
| 22% (45) | In my openion the cavity search was very painful | |
| 12% (26) | The cavity search was painful, but i bravely kept my mouth shut and did not cry | |
| 8% (17) | I maniged to get thru the strip / cavity search without crying, but I did so later when I had more privacy | |
| 14% (29) | Many of the others cried while they were undergoing the cavity search | |
| 42% (87) | My nipples were hard ( I was ashamed of it ) | |
| 15% (32) | My nipples were hard ( this didnt bother me ) | |
| 24% (50) | The vaginal exam was by far the worst part of the whole procedure | |
| 35% (73) | The anal exam was the worst part of the whole procedure | |
| 48% (99) | I was photographed while still fully naked | |
| 5% (12) | I was photographed while in my underwear | |
| 53% (108) | i was interrogated / questioned while i was still fully naked | |
| 5% (12) | I was interrogated / questioned while in my underwear | |
| 24% (49) | I was interrogated, while I was restrained in one of the positions described earlier |
203 voters have answered this question.
- Where were you taken right after the strip / cavity search ended ?
| 33% (65) | I wasnt taken anywhere, I was just told to go away | |
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| 4% (8) | I was taken to a police station where I was going to be charged | |
| 4% (9) | I was taken home by a police officer, there were not any paperwork formalities before my release ( or simular ) | |
| 6% (13) | I had to be handcuffed while the officer was driving me home, even though all the charges against me were dropped | |
| 10% (20) | i was taken or told to go back to the waiting room until the formalities and the paperwork for my release can be done ( or waiting for the person who had to pick me up ) | |
| 3% (7) | i was taken back to the main part of the police station to wait there until some of the paperwork formalities can be done or to wait to be picked up by someone | |
| 11% (22) | I was still handcuffed while waiting for the formalities of my releas | |
| 4% (9) | I was taken to a Detectives office to be asked few more questions before i am released ( I dont consider this an interrogation ) | |
| 20% (39) | I was taken to an interrogation room, or the place where the interrogation is going to be done | |
| 4% (8) | I was immidiately taken to court | |
| 11% (23) | I was taken to the place in school where I was going to do my school detention | |
| 8% (16) | To the principles office at school, to get lectured for what I have done | |
| 17% (34) | i was taken to a jail cell ( in police station not in prison ) | |
| 8% (16) | I was taken back to my prison cell | |
| 3% (7) | I was taken to another place in prison | |
| 24% (48) | I was escorted to a boarding gate ( if the stripsearch happened at an airport ) |
193 voters have answered this question.
- Did they find anything hidden, and if so what was it ?
| 69% (141) | No they havent, there was nothing to be found | |
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| 4% (10) | No they havent, it was already taken during the frisk earlier, they stripsearched me thinking I have more stuff hidden | |
| 7% (15) | Yes, they found something in my clothes ( clothes other then underwear ) | |
| 2% (6) | In my socks | |
| 5% (11) | In my bra | |
| 6% (14) | In my panties | |
| 1% (4) | Under my breasts | |
| 0% (0) | The object was taped to me belly | |
| 0% (0) | Taped to my arm | |
| 1% (4) | To my inner thighs | |
| 0% (1) | Under my armpits | |
| 0% (2) | In my hair | |
| 1% (3) | in my mouth | |
| 12% (26) | In my vagina | |
| 10% (21) | in my anus | |
| 8% (18) | They found drugs | |
| 2% (5) | They found illegal substancies other then drugs | |
| 5% (12) | Stolen items | |
| 2% (5) | A weapon or other dangerous objects | |
| 6% (13) | Ciggaretes ( I was underage and was not sopposed to have any ) | |
| 3% (7) | Other objects or substancies which they considered ilegal or I was not sopposed to have | |
| 7% (16) | The items they found ( which were legal ) were my property but I never maniged to explain this to them, so i was treated as if I have stolen them | |
| 4% (9) | At first they assumed what they found on me was stolen, but i maniged to explain the items are my property, they were returned and I was released ( or simular ) |
202 voters have answered this question.
- If something was found, what were the direct consequencies or the punishmant ?
| 3% (3) | The object was taken from me, and i was told to go away, no further consequencies | |
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| 11% (9) | They spend short time telling me scary stories about how i can go to prison for this, but after this i was told to go away | |
| 6% (5) | I was allowed to go after I was given a harsh lecture and made to promise I am not going to do this again, no further consequencies | |
| 25% (19) | I was placed in school detention | |
| 47% (36) | I was physically punished at school | |
| 3% (3) | i was given a none physical punishmant at home | |
| 38% (29) | i was physically punished at home | |
| 6% (5) | I lost my job | |
| 22% (17) | I spent up to few hours detained by security guards while they decided what to do with me | |
| 23% (18) | I was arrested and charged | |
| 19% (15) | I spent few hours to a day in a police jail before i was released | |
| 9% (7) | I spent few hours to a day in a police jail, before I was taken to court | |
| 5% (4) | I spent up to few days in a police jail before I was released | |
| 14% (11) | I spent few days in a police jail before i appeared in court | |
| 5% (4) | I was serving time in prison at the time and i was put in a solitary confinmant | |
| 10% (8) | i was given some other punishmant in prison |
76 voters have answered this question.
- If nothing was found during the strip / cavity search :
| 40% (62) | I was simply told to go away, no appologies of any sort | |
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| 14% (22) | They said i could go and they are sorry, but they didnt seem very sorry to me | |
| 7% (12) | They appologized and they seemed genuinly sorry for what they have done to me | |
| 5% (8) | I was still arrested for a different reason | |
| 7% (12) | I was already arrested when searched, some of the charges were dropped since they found nothing, but i remained detained for a different reason | |
| 13% (20) | I was kept detained by security guards for a different reason | |
| 14% (22) | i had to spend some time in jail before I was released | |
| 11% (18) | I was punished in prison for a different reason | |
| 15% (24) | i was still placed in school detention | |
| 9% (15) | I was punished at home for a different reason |
153 voters have answered this question.
- Did you ever get the impression, you were subjected to the stripsearch for reasons other then just to look for hidden items ?
| 10% (19) | No, I dont think so, everything seemed quick, technical and purfanctory | |
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| 9% (18) | No, I dont think so, they were very professional, polite, i just didnt get the impression they wanted anything else but to do their job | |
| 8% (15) | Probably not, the search was done in a professional way, if they had some alterior motives they were hiding them well | |
| 12% (22) | At the time i didnt think so, but now that you are asking, the search I underwent could have been meant to intimidate me | |
| 41% (75) | I think, all they really wanted was an excuse to see me naked | |
| 31% (57) | My impression was, they were bored, and wanted to amuse themselves for a while by tormenting and humiliating me | |
| 24% (44) | I was sure then, and I am sure now, the search was a form of intimidation | |
| 19% (36) | When I was searched the first time, I could be fooled they are looking for stuff, but when a second ( or more ) stripsearches were ordered after the first one, I knew that was nothing but a way of putting preasure on me | |
| 19% (36) | In my case it worked, the strip / cavity search rattled me so much, I was ready to be very cooperative just to be done with the whole thing ( or simular ) |
181 voters have answered this question.
- How did the participation in this poll make you feel ?
| 10% (20) | i wasnt feeling much of anything | |
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| 18% (35) | A little embarresed | |
| 21% (41) | Embarresed and surprised with myself that I am taking the time to participate | |
| 11% (22) | I am very embarresed | |
| 12% (23) | Somehow it feels as if I am stripsearched all over again while answering to those questions | |
| 4% (9) | I feel angry and irritated | |
| 16% (31) | Excited, for the possibility to share the story of this humiliating event while remaining anonymos | |
| 9% (18) | Embarresed but somehow feeling obligated to share my story | |
| 4% (9) | The poll made me cry | |
| 4% (9) | It feels good to be able to get this out of me and share it with others who have been thru the same nightmare | |
| 1% (3) | I feel helpful, when others hear about my story and the humiliations i went thru, they will be less inclined to do something unlawful | |
| 26% (50) | I am a bit aroused, and ashamed of it | |
| 14% (27) | I am a bit aroused, it doesnt bother me much |
187 voters have answered this question.
- What do you think about the poll, does it need any improvemants ?
| 63% (100) | The poll was generally ok | |
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| 18% (29) | One of the more detailed polls I have seen on this subject | |
| 18% (29) | I wasnt really expecting to find a poll on this subject | |
| 8% (14) | There were few surprising questions or surprising options in some of the questions | |
| 7% (12) | Looks like you have done some reaserch and thinking over this subject before you created the poll | |
| 13% (21) | I wished there were more options in some of the questions | |
| 13% (22) | You forgot to ask about some things which could have been very interesting | |
| 8% (14) | Please select, if this is the first time you are participating in a poll on this subject |
158 voters have answered this question.
- If you have more things to say, or you wish to describe the strip / cavity search from start to finish in your own words, then please do so here. Thank you for taking the time to participate, and if possible have a look at my other polls by clicking on my nickname bellow. The other polls are on a simular subject as this one
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47 voters have answered this question.
This poll was created on 2013-08-14 16:48:36
by whipigorus
